Celebrated veteran Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) news anchor, Bbale Francis passed on this morning. He died at about 10:30am at Mulago Cancer Institute.

Arrangements for him to travel for further medical examination were underway. He died shortly after a 'Bbale Francis cancer fund' had just been launched by his employer. Bbale had worked for the the UTV and now UBC for the last 20 years. Details of his funeral will be communicated in due course.

His death is coming at the time after another legendary news anchor, Dan Kyazze, passed on slightly over a month back.